Massachusetts

Workshop Venture Partners

Workshop Venture Partners, based in Massachusetts, backs Pre-Seed and Seed specialists in Education/Future of Work and Climate/Energy, investing in firms like Timely and Elephant Energy.

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Entry stagePre-seed, Seed

Check size$25K to $500K

Leads roundsn/a

FocusEducation and work, Climate

Latest fundn/a

Investing team5 peopleNo activity since Sep

Who you would pitch at Workshop Venture Partners

5 people on the investing team, 5 of them partners who can make the call. Partners are listed first.

Chad LauransFounding PartnerHe previously co-founded SimpliSafe, where he served as CEO until 2020.

Eleanor LauransFounding PartnerShe co-founded SimpliSafe and has held roles at Boston Public Schools and Harvard Business School.

Eddie BranchaudPartner (Education)He has experience as a teacher, school leader, and consulting manager at Education Resource Strategies.

Jason CarterPartner (Apps/Infrastructure)

Mike BerlinPartner (Education)He previously held roles at Macmillan New Ventures, Entangled Solutions, and Guild.

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Writes $25K to $500K checks. Its smallest check is larger than 1% of firms in the atlas.

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No recent activity since September 2026. Quiet does not mean closed.

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Check size, in their words“We also make a larger number of smaller pre-seed and seed investments, typically in the range of $50K to $500K.”

Notable investments

TimelyWorkHeroMonaireElephant EnergyButlrCartwheelAltusCoursemojoEdlinkSourgum

In their words

Workshop Ventures | Official Site of the Workshop Venture StudioWorkshop is a Venture Studio that invests and builds alongside founders in climate and education.www.workshop.dev

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On these lists

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Questions

What stage does Workshop Venture Partners invest in?

Workshop Venture Partners reports entry at pre-seed, seed.

How much does Workshop Venture Partners invest?

Workshop Venture Partners reports checks of $25K to $500K.

Does Workshop Venture Partners lead rounds?

Workshop Venture Partners has not reported a lead preference.

Who are the partners at Workshop Venture Partners?

Chad Laurans (Founding Partner), Eleanor Laurans (Founding Partner), Eddie Branchaud (Partner (Education)), Jason Carter (Partner (Apps/Infrastructure)), Mike Berlin (Partner (Education)).

Is Workshop Venture Partners active right now?

No recent activity since September 2026.

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